Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:41 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:19 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,571 residentsin the Baddley & Milton census areaMedian age 47.14,225 households81% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,616 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, construction 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 74% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C976 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWhitfield Valley Local Nature Reservepark · 1.2 mi · 57 haThe Greenpark · under a mileChatterley Whitfield Heritage Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 62 haGreenway Hall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 23 haSporting Stars Academysports ground · under a mileEasters Gardens and Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes205 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200236 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202512 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 240 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryBaddeley Green Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRidgeway's Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmallthorne Dental Practice1.6 miPolice stationEndon Police Post1.3 miCash machinePost OfficeStoke-On-Trentright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools17 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 4 specialPrimaryHillside Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSporting Stars Academyages 14-19, 73 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Excel Academyages 11-16, 1,184 pupils1.1 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationLongport3.4 miBus stationbus stationHanley2.8 miBus stops59 within a mileCar parkParking space on Norton CrescentStoke-on-trent1.5 miEV chargingbp PulseStoke-On-Trent2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST2 postcode district.
